Songs for Polarbears

Songs for Polarbears
Studio album by
Released31 August 1998
Recorded1996–1997
StudioChamber Studios, Edinburgh
Genre
Length49:49
Label
ProducerJamie Watson
Snow Patrol chronology
Songs for Polarbears
(1998)
When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up
(2001)
Singles from Songs for Polarbears
  1. "Little Hide"
    Released: 16 February 1998
  2. "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed"
    Released: 11 May 1998
  3. "Velocity Girl / Absolute Gravity"
    Released: 9 November 1998
  4. "Starfighter Pilot"
    Released: 28 June 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME8/10[3]
Pitchfork Media8.1/10[5]
PopMatters7/10[4]
Rolling Stone[6]

Songs for Polarbears is the debut studio album by the Scottish-Northern Irish indie rock group Snow Patrol, released on 31 August 1998 in the UK and 12 October in the US.[7]

The album charted at #143 in the UK and did not sell well upon its initial release. However, its re-release eventually went Gold in the UK.

  1. ^ "Snow Patrol - Songs for Polarbears (US Version)". Interscope.com. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Beaumont, Mark (1 September 1998). "Snow Patrol - Songs For Polarbears". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ Bergstrom, John (23 June 2006). "Snow Patrol: Songs for Polarbears". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Snow Patrol: Songs for Polarbears: Pitchfork Record Review". Web.archive.org. 16 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Snow Patrol: Songs for Polar Bears : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Web.archive.org. 1 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Songs for Polarbears". Snow Patrol. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2009.

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